Genesis Four - Hidden From Him

  3 In the course of time Cain brought to the Lord an offering of  the fruit
of the ground, 4 and Abel also brought of the firstborn of his flock
and of their fat portions. And the Lord had regard for Abel and his offering, 
5 but for Cain and his offering he had no regard.
So Cain was very angry, and his face fell. 6 The Lord said to Cain,
“Why are you angry, and why has your face fallen? 
7 If you do well, will you not be accepted? And if you do not do well,
sin is crouching at the door. Its desire is for you, but you must rule over it.”

Genesis 4:3-7

When Cain is angry and God speaks to Him, I'm sure it was a stern rebuke and yet when I read it I can't help but see the love God had for Cain even at that moment of hatred in his heart for Abel. And yet that phrase gets to me.. "Sin is crouching at the door." What then is that door supposed to represent? A closed but unlocked door awaiting for someone to open it..? What then of the one who opens it as Cain had? What then of those who out of their selfish desires have opened that door and could not rule over over the sin..? Fallen from the Almighty's face, is there no return? Is there no beckoning back? Is there no forgiveness for those who have strayed too far? Is there such a thing as too much sin? Indeed all have fallen short and no one is righteous. However the thought goes then to what makes one righteous while others are condemned with no hope, with no reconciliation such as Cain? It is Jesus. It is He who chooses, He who chose from the beginning of creation to have it be either or. And who are we to answer back to Him when He says "no"....